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Ontario’s Bill 148, or the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, was introduced on June 1, 2017. The bill updates workplace laws across Ontario. The bill was created following the release of the final report of the Changing Workplaces Review, the first-ever independent review of both the Employment Standards Act (2000) and Labour Relations Act (1995). […]

You’re a business owner and year-end is approaching. Completing it on time and on budget seems to require a superhuman effort. If you’re like most time-strapped business owners and payroll managers, the process of getting all your paperwork in order and meeting complex payroll and compliance obligations can be challenging to manage.

In the last few years, and as businesses scale and expand, I have noticed a spike in conversations around going global, and the challenges involved with that process. It is indeed challenging to manage complexities across an organization while attempting to grow your market share in other regions. We recently undertook a big organizational shift […]

There are few words more fear-inducing for small business owners than “audit.” But don’t panic! The audit process itself isn’t as scary as you might think, and with regular upkeep of your books and payroll, it can be a relatively painless experience.

We all know that getting paid is awesome, but that wouldn’t be possible without the people who make it happen. Cue National Payroll Week (Sept. 11-15 in Canada), a campaign to build awareness of and celebrate payroll professionals. It highlights the crucial role they play in the oversight and accurate and timely payment of workers, […]